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El Nino declared over before it really began by Scott Sistek
Article Tags: World Temperatures
Well, so much for El Nino this winter…
NOAA has officially ended their “El Nino Watch”, meaning they no longer believe it’s coming and instead, say the Pacific Ocean waters will be near normal — or neutral — conditions.
(In fact, some of the latest model outputs suggest possibility for a third-time La Nina (triple-dip?) by January, although the consensus is for neutral conditions.)
Not that I think a vast majority will mind. El Ninos do typically bring a benefit of a quiet, low-to-no snow winter in the lowlands for those who hate dealing with frozen precipitation. But the expense is usually a lower-than-average snowpack — not good for the ski industry and potentially creating issues for water usage in the following summer on both sides of the Cascades.
Source: komonews.com/weather/blogs/scott/
2012-11-10 13:22:49
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